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Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
HARTFORD CAPITAL AT THE WEST.

Hartford Daily Courier.
The boom in real estate is evidently ION"
at Wichita, Kansas, and some Hartford
spectators are reported as having made a
good turn in their ventures out there. The
daily papers of Wichita are filled with col
umn after column Of real estate transfers.
which certainly looks like lively times
Wichita is said to be the second city In
Kansas in point of size and population, and
the first in point of business. Today the
best business property there is rated at 800
to $1,000 per foot and suburban lots Of
fifty foot frontage are sold for from $500
to $1,000 each. The amount Of cash sales
for real estate for 1885 was nearly SIT 900,
600, and this year the sales will probably
foot up double that amount New England
capital has found its way there. and many
people from the east have permanently To-
Gated there The number of railroads cen
tering at Wichita and their branches run
ming in almost every direction have
caused new towns to spring up sll around
IT, There are four new lines of railroad
running into Wichita, which are now I'M
der contract and being rapidly pushed to
completion-one Of the most important of
which is the Kansas Midland, which will
run from Wichita in q norihwesterly and
northerly direction through the counties of
Sedwick, Harvey, Reno. Rice, Ellsworth,
Lincoln, Mitchell and Jewell, all in the
state of Kansas, and thence across the Ne
braska state line into the city of Superior.
in Nebraska, distance Of about two hun
dred miles. This road is owned and con-
trolled principally by eastern men. some Of
whom reside in Hartford. L. has been
leased to the ST. Louis & San Francisco
road as far SIS Ellsworth-s distance Of io2
miles-and great things would seem to be
in prospect for il when completed. VII
liam c. Dacey of Boston. is president OF
this new rosd, William L. Maison Of Hart
ford. vice president; A. A Whipple Of Dos
ton, secretary snd treasurer; and B. r
Able Of Hartford, assistant treasurer
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
THE MOTOR LINE.

We have not found single enterprising
business man, that is, one that is worthy
the name. in this city. but who is heartily
in favor of the motor line, and who will
lend their every assistance towards securing
this highly important connection with the
Pride of the Plains" Thanks, Mr.. Sher-
py, for your kind words towards this place.
The Newton Shysters," as you call them
have ceased to pull the wool over the eyes
of our more widea-wake citizens, as they
will discover to thesr sorrow. ere many
more months shall have passed. Our peo-
pie are somewhat related to that fellow that
was driven to the creek.-Sedgwick Pan
tagraph.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

Senator SheImans attention was called
last Friday by a New York World man &c
the story in the Philadelphia Times that
''the Shermsns' have been making great
efforts to keep certain compromising old
letters written by General William T. out
of General Logans posthumous book and
away from the public He says il isn't
true. The general may be injudicious
his Letters are usually interesting reading.
1.-The Shermsns are not afraid 10 have all
of them published, the senator is reported
as saying. The Shermans have nothing
to conceal. They do not say anything
they are ashamed Of
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
MIR. GOULD IN KANSAS.
Lawrence Daily Journal.

Lawrence Daily Journal
Mr.. Jay Gould in his recent trip did not
bring. it appears very generous supply
of taffy for poor old Kansas City, and he
brought her no machine shops, but words
of cheer and generous greetings for the
breezy young cities of the plains There
Is another thing we desire to commend in
Mr.. Gould. He seems to have quit vast
Ing his time on exgovernors and ex-may-
ors and other old fossils and takes into his
confidence the breezy and bright editors Of
Kansas He has learned of the power that
moves the world. His great system, hav-
ing LOO miles Of completed road in Kan
sas alone, issues passes to the fraternity as
formerly.
A., Wichita Mr. Gould had long PR
vate conference with the editor oil the
sentative Of the Journal this pretty tale for
Topeka: The Missouri Pacific" said
Mr.. Gould. is doing a great deal to de
velop the immense pine, coal an6 iron dis
tricts of the south In one locality alone,
down On the Iron Mountain line, we have
many thousands of acres of pine lands, and
we are now shipping lumber at the rate of
a hundred thousand car loads year from
the locality in question. On this lumber
you Will get as low freight rates as Kansas
City. We also are developing large coal
fields, and sre now opening up a mine OF
Whist we call ''smokelesS coal, seminar
thrscite. which is almost equal to the Penn
sylvsnia article, and which we will lay
down here in Topeka al as low rates SIS it
vii! be shipped ~ kansN City-probably,
think, for about S. 8 ton
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
NONE WHATEVER.

After many long and weary centuries of
waiting the holy city of Jerusalem is ex-
periencing boom at last. The railway
train rumbles through its ancient streets,
the sound of the carpenters hammer is
heard, the population is increasing at an
unprecedented rate, and suburban lots are
rapidly rising in value Under the being
nant sway of the interstate commerce law
there is no reason why Jerusalem should
lag behind Wichita in the race for metro
politan greatness Times
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

Prohibition having been defeated at the
polls in Michigan by small majority the
legislature proposes to fix saloon license
for towns of 10000 and upwards at 800
and bond at $4,000; license and bond de-
creasing in amount as the size Of the town
decreases. The minimum license, how
ever, is fixed at $500 1t is thought there
is little doubt of this measure passing the
lppiSlature
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

The New York Sun says: THE opinion
begins to prevail among railroad men that
the interstate commerce bill operates to
steady the business of the railroads and in
crease their profits Nobody has yet dis
covered that it will reduce their rates of
transportation The stockholders will gain
by it but the people will not.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
THIN BUNCOMBE.

For buncombe of the thinest possible
texture commend US to the advice and res
olutions claimed to have been passed by
the owners and proprietors of leading west
ern newspapers at Kansas City day before
yesterday, and which resolutions appeared
in our Geographic columns yesterday morn
ing What do the railroads care for the
charges ON advertisements or for time
tables. What the railroads are concerned
in is the editorial tone of the papers.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

The Wellington papers now claim that
the Southern Kansas and Santa Fe shops
have been located at that point. We hope
our ncighbors may realize on that promise,
but they must not forget how often others
have been disappointed, and the further
important fact that the great lines have
lately agreed upon the policy of doing
away with large shops and in their place
putting in numerous small shops all along
their respective lines. Strikes have forced
this determination.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

The Delaware House of Representatives
by vote of 10 to passed the high license
bill Tuesday; grading liquor lisense from
S400 for Wilmington, down to 5000 for
village and country taverns, and limiting
druggists SO the sale of liquor on physici-
ans prescriptions only and to one sale on
each prescription.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

The Kingman Courier appears as seven
column folio daily, bright and beautiful,
with about fifteen columns of reading
matter 1t is daisy with good prospect
not have. Here to the Daily Courier.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

Kansas is a solvent state It is grow
ing state. 1t is attracting more population
than any other western state 1t has more
live and bright towns. 1t has more chances
for intelligent investment. 1t has more
definite material resources. 1t is the one
and the only state for strangers to stop in.
Come here, join us and be prosperous
Capital
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

Wichita is discussing court house and
jail proposition.-El Dorado Republican.
Wichita never consumes much time in
discussion but goes to work and does. The
court house business will be disposed of
and one of the finest public buildings in
the west will be erected in the time usually
taken up by the average town in discus
CT
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

In the New York senate Tuesday the
high license bill was introduced. 1t is in
tended to cover objections raised by Gov
ernor Hill in his second veto Of the Crosby
bill. 1t divides all saloons into two classes,
the first-class comprising places where all
kinds of liquors are sold and second class
where malt liquors, wine and cider only
are sold. The rates established are as fol-
lows: New York and Brooklyn, first
class, $500; second class, 500; Buffalo
first-class, $500; second class, $50: all
other portions of the state, 1rst-class, $3.50;
second class. $50.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

The flowers which bloom in the spring
in Kansas have nothing to do with the case
in New York. where snow is now a foot
deep on the level
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

Deacon White, of Brooklyn, is to pur-
chase Mr.. Beecher's Peekskill farm for
100000 and present. it to his son when the
latter marries Col Beecher'S daughter.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

Commissioner Colman intends to renew
bis experiments in sugar manufacturing by
the diffusion process. The experiments
will be carried on in New Jersey, Kansas
and Louisiana 1t seems probable that, ul-
timately this process will be successfully
applied to the making of sugar from cane.
Last year. however, the experiments were
failure at Fit. Scott; but it is possible that
this was due to bad management and the
per sistence Of one of the chemists in pur.
suing course which was shown to be i'm
practicable.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

Wo takes care Of the Kansas baby while
ma. pa. and the hired girl are at the polls.
Louisville Courier Journal.
Col d. r. Anthony. editor Of the Leav
enworth Times This is SO well understood
in Kansas that the ignorance Of the Louis
vile editor will cause much establishment
among the people of that state.-Chicago
Tribune
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
RAILWAY MILEAGE.

The following table gives the mileage
operated by thirty-one great trunk lines of
railway of this continent. Three of these
reach Wichita, the second, the eleventh and
the thirty first.
The figures at the right show the num-
Der of miles, and the figures at the left the
respective precedence taken by the sew
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

Millions OF ears viii be turned toward
Pittsburg on the eth, when Roscoe Conk-
ling delivers his first public speech since
resigning the senatorship.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

1t is said the weather has been so dry in
Illinois that the catfish in the Sangamon
river have TO be watered like stock, the
stream is SO low
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
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Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

With a refinement Of cruelty seldom
witnessed. John c. Carlisle treats Colonel
Henri Watterson's glowing mention Of his
name for the presidency with cold silence
and comes out sQuarely in favor Of Cleve
lands denomination Thi. leaves the gal
Isn't colonel in position similar to that of
3 coutiding youth who hiss been taken out
on his first sniping expedition By his com
rades ard !ntrusted with the responsible
jct Of holding the ssck.-Cspi,al
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
SPECIAL SALE OF PARASOLS

In January last closed out the entire stock OF
parasOls and silk umbrellas OF manufacturer
retiring from business paid spot cash for them and
got them at own prices The prices we. paid VIII
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

Il the Waller q. the StnneecAh. fertile syord .Tso
dent and where tbs crop< r-sver fat. lie
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
ALLOW US: TO: SELL: THEM

at Just about fifty the dollar OF last years
figures We know II little early for parasols tut
at the prices put them We expect 10 GEL thein
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

L-rk- 20. sac lots = TIE fosfo~Es
sal-roa-1 ,>o~as IL E-a2-sls~
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
ORTHE LADIES

Ladies fancy hose, worth Is. for
100 dOZ silk mitS, worth 40, for
1000 ydS dotted yelling, all shades
so dOZ cOrSerS, worth so, all sizes,
Ladies muslin underwear
rs dOZ TOrchOn tides, worth SO, for
Ladies and misses trimmed hats
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20

1t is no longer question of doubt
although the contrary was once believed
-that medicines which would produce
violent effects are unsuted to other than
desperate emergencies. In other words, that
super potent remedies are calculated to
weaken and injure the system rather than
reform its irregularities Among medi
Cines of facilitating effect are cathartics
and chOlagogues which copiously and
abruptly evacuate the bowels. Because
it does not do this, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters is preferable to the drenching
class of purgatives. Painless Units effects,
it is sufficiently active to remedy chronic
constipation. 1t relieves by invigorating
the intestines. and enables, not forces,
them to perform the duty imposed upon
them by nature Promoting the secIe
ton of bile in normal quantities by its
beautifully stimulating effect upon the
liver. il is eminently conducive 10 diges
ton, and contributes in no small degree
10 keep the bowels regular.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20
BABY HUMORS
And all Skin and Scalp Dis
eases Speedily Cured by
Cuticura.

Our little son will be four years of age on the
E5th inst In May, 1885 be was q tackled With a
very painful breaking out of the skin. We called
in physician who treat d him for about -four
weeks The lid receEed little or no good from
the trestment as the breaking out, supposed by
the physician to be hives in agra ated form
became larger in bIotches and more and more dis
tressing. We were frequently bliged TO get up in
the night and rub him with soda in water strong
iniments, etc. Finally, We called other physician
until no less than Fix had attempted to cure him,
Il alike failing, and the child steadily gettm9
worse and worse until about the 20th Of last July
when we began TO q e him uticura Re-olvent in
ternal and the Cuticura and utic IRA Dap ex-
ternaly. ana by the last Of august he was So
nearly well that we gave him only one dose Of the
kPsoVent about every eeCoUd day for about
ten days longer, and he has never been troubled
since with the horrible mslady In all we used
less than one half Of bo lie Of Cutioura Resell
vent, a little less than one no. of Cuticnra and
only one cake of CUtlCura Soap.
II. RAN, cpyHga, Livingston Co.. H.
Subscribed and swNn 10 before me this fourth
day of January, 1887. {. n. or, j. P.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20

tnat Dig notch, that Is my father, Baas
Frank shot him; and that next notch, that is
nv mother, Baas Frank shot her; and the
next one, that is my uncle, an old, old man,
Baas Frank shot him, too And these small
notches, they are where be has beaten me
yes, and other things, too. And now will
make more notches-one for the house that
is burned, and one for the old Baas Croft,
my own baas, whom he is going to shoot,
and one for Missile Bessie" And without
further ado he drew from his side very
large, white handled hunting knife, and be-
gan to cut them then and there upon the
hard wood of the stick
jess knew this knife of old. 1t was Jantje's
peculiar treasure, the chief joy OF his narrow
little heart He had bought it from Zulu
for heifer which her uncle had given him
in lieu of half years wages. The Zulu had
got it from man who came down from be-
yond Delagoa bay. As matter of fact it was
a Samali knife, manufactured from soft ma
tive steel (which takes an edge like razor,
and with handle cut from the tusk OF hip
popotamlis. For the rest, it was about foot
long, with three grooves running the length
of the blade, and very heavy.
"Stop cutting notches, Jantje, and let me
look at that knife"
He obeyei, and put it into her hand.
THAT knife would kill man, Jantje," she
said
ayes, yes," he answered; mo doubt it has
killed many men,"
at would kill Frank Muller, now, would it
not!" she said, suddenly bending forward and
fixing her dark eyes upon the little mans
jaundiced orbs.
yah, yah," he said, starting back, at
would kill him dead Ali What a thing it
would be to kill him." he added, with a fierce
half sniggle, half laugh.
He killed your father, Jantje7
''Yah, yah, he killed my father said
Jantje, his eyes beginning to roll with rage
He killed your mother"
yah, he killed my mother" he repeated
after her with eager ferocity.
And your uncle. He killed your uncle"
'And my uncle, too he went on, shaking
his fist and twitching his long toes as his voice
rose to a sort of subdued scream But he
will die in blood-the old Englishwoman his
mother, said it when the devil was in her, and
the devils never lie Looki | draw Baas
Franks circle in the dust with my toe, and
listen, | say the words-I say the words and
he muttered something rapidly; IAN old, old
witch doctor taught me how to do it, and
what to say. Once before did it, and there
was a stone in the way now there is no stone
look, the ends meet He will die in blood He
will die soon. know how to read the circle,
and he CRASHED his teeth and sawed the all
with his clinched fists.
Eyes, you are right, Jantje," she said, still
holding him with her dark eyes He will
die in blood, and he shall die tonight, and
you will kill him, Jantje."
The Hottentot started, and turned pale
under his yellow skin.
"How!n he said; "howN
Bend forward, Jautje, and l will tell you
how" and she whispered for some minutes
into his ear
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20
GOOD RESULTS In EvERY CASE.

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to try DR., Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, did so and was entirely cured
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20
Sore or Inflamed Ewes spseo,ly Cured

By the use of Darby's Prophylactic fluid.
1t allays the Inflammation and irritation.
and is peculiarly efficscious by reason of
its power in cleansing and destroying all
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20
A WORD ABOUT CATARRH.

''lt il the mucous membrane. that wonderful
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sense of hearing. trammelling the powerof speech,
destrnynt the frculy of smell taintinG the breath
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20

Edouard Audran, the composer of the
"Mascotte." is at work on fantastic
opera "Mohammed's Paradise, which is
to be first performed at Brussels.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20

Jacket, belonging to James Price of
Pennington, Ga, and he has been as
docile rs a lamb ever since. No one was
ever known 10 ride him before.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20
sCROFULOUs HUMORs.

Last spring was very sick being c .vered with
some kind of sCrofuS he doctors could not
bel me | WIS advised 10 try the Curicura Re
solvent. ! did so, and in day grew better and
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public EDw. 'FRN n,
North AulebOro Mass
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20
LOCAL NOTICES.

Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. Of
Boston, Mass. organized 1872 Assets
nearly 81 100000. E. W Hurst. agent.
Office over Rock Island National Bank.
DR.. Lsmeroux's medicines may be
found at the following drug stores: Mar,
shall & Fisher, Hartz & Bahnsen, Otto
Grotian. T. H Thomas and John Beng
ston
E, E. Parmenter, attorney at law.
Makes collections loans money and will
attend 10 any legal business intrusted to
him Office, postoffice block. Rock ISL
and Ills. ds&w1y
krell & Math have from folr to six
f1avors of ice cream to select from, and in
making their fruit tiavors they use moth
ing but the fruit itself for flavor, thereby
guaranteeing their patrons the fruit
fiavors. and the purest ice cream TO he had
in the three cities. Call and give them a
trial, and become convinced.
VIM. McEnlry,
Attorney at law, loans money on good
security. makes collections. Reference
Mitchell & Lynde, bankers, Office in
post Office block
Removed.
Geo. W. D. Harris has removed his
real estate and insurance office to 1909
Second avenue, over o. Gr0tan's drug
store, opposite his old office, where he
will be glad to see all who wish to buy or
sell real estate, or wish first class Insur>
anpp
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20

Mr., Frank McClusky says that your Cuticurs
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